tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post3423055722118945854..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: When are YOU getting married?T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-48165713512015977292017-01-18T23:42:57.119-05:002017-01-18T23:42:57.119-05:00I'd say it's more a difference of generati...I'd say it's more a difference of generations than of cultures. Trying the "I'll wait until I find The One" line up until at least the 1960s in Europe or the US would probably result in you being slapped. Worse for women, but true for men too.Foggiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336194434175740041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-28727351222942927312016-06-14T16:33:10.536-04:002016-06-14T16:33:10.536-04:00I'm African American and MY AUNTS question why...I'm African American and MY AUNTS question why I'm not dating or getting married. It's so annoying. XD I think it may be a global thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590788722853215519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-12746691489656169402013-08-05T17:51:31.453-04:002013-08-05T17:51:31.453-04:00hello
hello <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496834945867826018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-6509245745664845922012-02-03T04:05:13.133-05:002012-02-03T04:05:13.133-05:00I agree with the comment that it's common in m...I agree with the comment that it's common in most asian countries, which is why I find this article interesting, since I thought it was just an 'Indonesian' thing (I'm Chinese Indonesian). Every time we have some kind of family event (Eid-ul Fitri, weddings, Chinese New Year, etc), it's basically the MOST asked (and most annoying) question... The last Eid-ul Fitri, I remember there was a trending topic here on ways to response to it, some of them were really hilarious. If only I can remember any.<br /><br />But I think it's the old eastern tradition... In the same mindset with the 'traditional wife' whose place is at home and in the kitchen; simple, polite, fully devoted to the husband. Anyway, Asian cultures seem to always have this classic clash between these 'traditional values' the older generations hold, and the modern ones the world 'requires' the younger generations to adapt to. But maybe that's the same with ALL cultures.<br /><br />Anyway, my OWN parents never ask (thank God). It's the aunts that are nosey :Psiluetkucinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095049102897997988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-23018904365740956402010-05-25T10:17:02.563-04:002010-05-25T10:17:02.563-04:00just sharing my thoughts here...
i think this &quo...just sharing my thoughts here...<br />i think this "question" is quite common in asian countries (or that's how i see it >.<) i mean, i've heard this question asked to my aunt many times but we're not koreans. then, i saw this malaysian movie having the same scenario: the elders asking a bachelor/bachelorette/single on when he/she would tie the knot. i've also read a manga about this situation of marrying age. and from these, i have concluded that this is quite common for asian countries. I think this also comes from the traditional culture incorporated in asian lifestyle even though we are living in the modern age...Kaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178405213980275194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-34960740619627861342009-10-29T18:28:29.661-04:002009-10-29T18:28:29.661-04:00I found this post amusing. c:
My Korean boyfriend...I found this post amusing. c:<br /><br />My Korean boyfriend (I'm white) that we couldn't get married until after he graduates, as a half-joke.<br /><br />Made me think of that after reading this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-49459925395756196092009-09-01T21:54:42.085-04:002009-09-01T21:54:42.085-04:00hahaha that was rlly funny joke thxhahaha that was rlly funny joke thxdokebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772061504112738758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-26562978712618206972009-04-06T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-06T10:47:00.000-04:00After having worked with Koreans for a year-plus (...After having worked with Koreans for a year-plus (and having many Korean adults as students / clients), I feel privileged to state that it's simply a cultural difference. Where Westerners marry when they find 'the one', Koreans tend to marry when they're the right age. Whether they agree with it or not, the pressure exists - just as it does with the other gender.<BR/><BR/>A recent student of mine (a 40 year old male) remarked how he recently got married to a thirtysomething Korean woman - yet fretted about being 'too old'... Whatever the case, I had the chance to explain the difference between the cultures, which was good enough for me.Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-42631168738845697252009-02-21T10:23:00.000-05:002009-02-21T10:23:00.000-05:00I'm not Korean but my Mom told me there will not b...I'm not Korean but my Mom told me there will not be a "vieille fille" in her house. Square. So I have the choice between <BR/>1) finding a man<BR/>2) finding a house next year<BR/>3) keep the same attitude; ignore her when she says that and do some remark about something in the neighborhood. ;D<BR/>I understand why parents want their children to marry while they are still here; mymom knew a girl at her office who never got married and lived her whole life with her mother. When the mother passed away, the daughter was devastated; she spent years crying! Her reason for living was gone... <BR/>I think no parent want their child to stop living when they die; it's like saying they didn't do a good job raising you. Having a family of your own would mean that you have less time to be depressed and you have someone to help you stand up.caribeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865859936221662698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-60047172655463254522008-07-31T12:52:00.000-04:002008-07-31T12:52:00.000-04:00I don't know if you'll ever see this, but this 100...I don't know if you'll ever see this, but this 100% non-Korean girl finds this post very funny indeed! (I swear the same dialogue has been fed to about half my friends, and is soon coming my way too :) Funny how some things remain the same across countries..Blue Floppy Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924517166595597734noreply@blogger.com